In 1997, the njc for local government services agreed a national framework with potential for local modification to suit local service requirements. Updated green book published by njc for local government. We provide education specific hr services to enable schools, academies and colleges to manage daytoday and strategic hr matters effectively and confidently get in touch with the strictly education hr team to make a general enquiry or to find out more about the comprehensive. Any deductions will cease if the employee becomes subject to a notice period. This section provides information for youth, community and playworkers that are employed under the jnc pink book, the njc green book and soulbury. Local government terms and conditions green book local.
However, please note that unions and njc circulars have stated and. Salaries in shropshire council have been reduced, as part of changes by the council to staff terms and conditions of employment, except for those employees on the lowest pay levels, in two stages october 2011 and again in october 2012. The amendments reflect the statutory changes introduced under the maternity and. The njc agreement changes this arrangement for employees who have returned to local government service. The green book has been updated and we have issued a version showing all track. Document stpcd, conditions of service for school teachers in england and wales. Njc circular njc 220 annual leave retained duty system calculation of pay apr 6, 2020 circular njc circular njc 619 annual. This njc pay claim for 202021 and accompanying submission is. Continuous service the basic rules south east employers. The green book is a national agreement negotiated between the local government association and the trade unions. Procedure for reporting and managing sickness absence.
Corona virus advice from the branch unison west sussex. To recommend a modification to the existing pay structure for staff employed under jnc terms and conditions green book. Authorities shall have discretion to extend the period of sick pay in exceptional cases. A one day increase to the minimum paid annual leave entitlement set out in the green book. The employers side of the njc for local government services green book staff have today 28. Njc national joint council for local government services. Pay offer is a twoyear pay deal from 1st april 2018 to 31st march 2020. Thursday 09 april 2020 a coronavirus is a type of virus. Hi, we have taken in a tupe team of staff who are on the national joint council collective agreement sick pay scheme. Details of sick pay entitlement for teachers and support staff can be found at annex 1 and 2. To negotiate collective agreements on pay and conditions and any other related matters that the two sides of the national joint council agree to negotiate on. A two hour reduction in the standard working week as set out in the green book.
An employee who is prevented from attending work because of contact with infectious disease shall be entitled to receive normal pay. Updates to the green book conditions of service document. However, this has not prevented the local government employers lge from attacking. Local government services local government association. The njc is made up of representatives from unison and other trade unions and the employers. The national negotiators call upon their provincial and local counterparts to follow through the principle of singletable. The functions of the national joint council are as follows. Managing sickness absence model policy and procedures.
National joint council for local government services. The green book, which applies to all support staff working in schools, has been updated to reflect the changes introduced since the existing 2005 version was published. The national joint council for the engineering construction industry njc is a partnership between trade unions and employers. Support staff in schools employed under green book terms and conditions are entitled to receive normal pay when prevented from attending work because of contact with an infectious disease. For workers in local government and schools, pay and other terms and conditions are determined by a negotiating body.
The njc trade unions have lodged the attached below 2020 pay claim with the. The latest and historic pay rates of workers in the fire and rescue service in the uk. Pay and reward policy statement for all council staff 2017. Typical symptoms of coronavirus include fever and a cough that may progress to a severe pneumonia causing shortness of breath and breathing difficulties. Local government pay the national joint council njc. Everyone on njc green book conditions working in councils, schools, academies and various other bodies. Please check the home page for latest news on pay claims, pay scales and pay campaigns. Chief executives in england, wales and n ireland copies for the finance director and hr director members of the national joint council march 2019 dear chief executive, national agreement green book. We use cookies to collect information about how you use gov. A two hour reduction in the standard working week as set out in the green. Isolation for employees on njc green book terms and conditions.
Updated green book published by njc for local government services. The pay structure and conditions apply to all staff on njc and craft terms and conditions. The njc for local government services has 70 members. Green book njc terms and conditions and should be read in conjunction with the green book which is the authoritative document on terms and conditions for the local government. The njc for local government services pay and conditions document the green book sets out some occupational entitlements or benefits where previous continuous local government service is taken into consideration. Updated edition we are pleased to inform you that the national joint council for local government services. Annex 1 sick pay entitlement for support staff employed on njc green book terms and. Pay and reward booklet 2015 1 of 27 pay and reward booklet updated october 2015. Known as the single status agreement, the green book covers the pay and conditions for 1. If this is the first time you have accessed the green book, it will be required that you create an account for the site.
Njc circ coronavirus 06mar20 local government association. Sick pay is a financial provision and not a provision that in any way indicates the amount. This particular coronavirus now has the formal title covid19. The allowance will not be linked to the normal occupational sick pay entitlements and will not be affected if normal occupational sick pay has.
The national pay spine will apply for posts on grades 1 to po 22 band 15. Local arrangements njc part 3 provisions bolton council. These include occupational sick pay, occupational maternity pay and annual leave entitlements. Green book sickness scheme tto general hr in schools. Should you have any questions regarding whether a provision within the njc terms and conditions applies, please contact a member of the office of human resources hr advisory team. It is intended in due course to issue further guidance relating to sickness and maternity, maternity support, adoption, parental and shared parental leave and pay for termtime only employees. Tbh theres a lot of issues with how this is applied due to staff not being paid for 52 weeks per year but having their pay.
This page lists the current and previous pay rates. As a group, coronaviruses are common across the world. To be read in conjunction with the general information on the law on sick pay. The constitution of the new njc is attached as an appendix to part 1 of the green book. The national employers, who negotiate pay on behalf of 350 local authorities in england, wales and northern. They have suggested that it would be helpful if the green book specified payment for basic pay grade only. I am only requesting information pertinent to the following clause, contained within section 10. Staff on craft red book terms, staff on chief officer terms, or staffs coming. Please confirm between 01 january 2010 to 31 august 2017. Number of days lost through sickness per worker, 1993 to 2017, uk. The green book is very clear if you are unable to attend work due to an infectious disease you should receive your normal pay and this should not be counted as sickness absence. We use this information to make the website work as well as possible and improve government services. National agreement the njceci national joint council. To urge all local authorities, recognised unions and employers to apply national agreements.
Tbh theres a lot of issues with how this is applied due to staff not being paid for 52 weeks per year but having their pay spread across the whole year, so their day rate is skewed. Single status agreements are also used to determine the pay and conditions of nonlocal authority staff. Coronavirus employment implications faqs for public sector. Hertfordshire have their own sick pay and car mileage arrangements. However, this can vary between local authorities, which means it is not possible to be prescriptive about the rate of pay. Trade union side of the national joint council for local. Local authorities or academy trusts with their own support staff terms and conditions may well have a similar. Green book and the njc pay arrangements for all support staff, including post. Under the njc green book sickness scheme an employee who is prevented from attending work because of contact with infectious disease is entitled to receive normal pay and the period of absence is not reckoned against the employees entitlements under the sickness scheme. This includes information about statutory sick pay and occupational sick pay paid by the school under this policy.
A uk wide public information campaign has been launched to advise the public on how to slow the spread of coronavirus and reduce the impact on nhs services. This contract is subject to the appropriate employment checks being successfully undertaken, for example disclosure and barring service and medical checks, along with evidence of any required qualifications and registrations held. Sick pay and sick leave regulations for support staff. Additional information on the law on sick pay for local authority employers, including green book provisions and sick pay and the disability discrimination provisions of the equality act 2010. The national joint council represents local authorities in england, wales and. Modification to njc green book pay structure purpose of the report. This agreement includes the full, current details of the national joint council njc for local government services. We have employees who are on 6 months sick pay and 6 months half pay, but cannot agree on how this works if someone is of continuously. Also known as the single status agreement, the book covers the pay and conditions for local authority employees. Chief executives in england, wales and n ireland copies for hr and finance directors members of the national joint council 14 december 2016 dear chief executive, national agreement green book.
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